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Citing the potential for a loss of jobs in the region, and the runaway costs associated with Amendment 69; the Morgan County Economic Development Corporation board of directors voted September 1 to officially oppose the amendment. MCEDC's board joins an increasing, bi-partisan voice of opposition from individuals and groups that have looked at and reject the pending consequences of this proposed change to Colorado's constitution.

"Seventy-five percent of Morgan County's employers are small business owners," according to Executive Director Greg Thomason. "Under this proposed constitutional amendment, the small business owner is at greatest risk of seeing their tax obligations increase. It is counter-intuitive to place additional financial obligations on those who are creating economic growth in the county," he concluded.

On another point of discussion, MCEDC's board voted to support the "Raise the Bar" ballot measure, Amendment 71, which will provide rural Coloradans a greater voice on proposed changes to the state's constitution. By requiring signatures from two-percent of all registered voters in each of Colorado's 35 senate districts, MCEDC's board expressed the view that this initiative protects the fundamental rights of all voters.

"The board sees both their support of the Raise the Bar initiative and opposition to Amendment 69 -- with its unfunded mandate approach to health care--as a vote of support for small and large businesses in Morgan County," Thomason stated.

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